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1
Read the two announcements. Which club do you
prefer? Why?
Writing Bank
Useful language in announcements
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Use short questions to make people interested.
(a)
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Give the essential information in clear sentences.
(b)
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Use imperatives. They tell people what to do.
•
(c)
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and
(d)
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.
Or they tell people what not to do.
(e)
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Do you like reading? If you do,
come and join the School Book
Club now!
We meet once a week to talk
about new books. Bring a book
and tell us about it!
The School Book Club meets in
the school library on Wednesday
at 5 pm.
For more information, call
Charlotte on 0761 327 4997
or visit our new website.
Mark’s
Music Club
Are you mad about music? If the
answer is yes, Mark’s Music Club is the
place for you!
We usually meet on Friday at 6 pm,
at Mark’s house. Bring your favourite
CDs and introduce us to your favourite
groups or singers.The idea is to start
our own radio station. So why not be a
DJ for the day?!
Call Mark on 0234 765 9753
Don’t sit there! Call him NOW!
2
Read the announcements again and answer these
questions.
The School
Book Club
Mark’s
Music Club
1
Where does the club
meet?
2
When does the club
meet?
3
What do they do in the
club?
4
How do you get more
information about the
club?
The school
library
3
Put these sentences from the announcements in
the correct place in the Writing Bank.
1
We usually meet on Friday at 6 pm, at Mark’s house.
2
Don’t sit there!
3
Bring a book.
4
Are you mad about music?
5
Call him now!
4
Look again at the announcements in 1. Underline
all the imperatives that you find.
5
a
SPEAkING
Work with a partner and choose a club.
Look at the task. Decide what information to
include.
Write an announcement for a club. The club can be for
any free-time activity, for example sport, computers,
photography, art, films, dancing, collecting ...
Include information about:
•
where you meet
•
when you meet
•
what you do
•
how you can get more information.
Write 50 –70 words.
5
b
Write your announcement. Use the announcements
in 1 and the Writing Bank to help you.
5
c
Display your announcements in the classroom.
Which clubs are popular?
Practice makes perfect
DEVELOPING WRITING –
An announcement
Exam Success
In writing exams, remember …
Put all the necessary information in your text and
write the correct number of words.
Writing Tips
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